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    CVE-2012-0259

    The GetEXIFProperty function in magick/property.c in ImageMagick before 6.7.6-3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a zero value in the component count of an EXIF XResolution tag in a JPEG file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

    Published:Mar 28, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 5, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.01434
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Imagemagick
    Product
    Imagemagick
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48679
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48974
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49043
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49063
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49317
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55035
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1
    http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
    http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
    http://www.osvdb.org/81021
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74657
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-06/msg00001.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0544.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48679
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48974
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49043
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49063
    http://secunia.com/advisories/49317
    http://secunia.com/advisories/55035
    http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1435-1
    http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2012/vulnerability635606.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2462
    http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20629
    http://www.osvdb.org/81021
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52898
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027032
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0259
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74657

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High